A maternity nurse is someone who is able to guide you through this process and build your confidence as new parents. A maternity nurse will listen to your requirements and provide you with a bespoke service aimed at supporting you and your newborn, getting you both settled into your new life. Maternity nurses have extensive experience to offer to you and can help with feeding, whether you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding, bathing, changing and settling the baby and taking care of the baby’s laundry and nursery.
Maternity Nurses, encourage parents’ involvement and confidence in handling their new baby and promote a positive relationship between other siblings and the new addition.
A Maternity Nurse will help the mother from the time she leaves hospital until both mother and baby are settled into a routine at home. The reasons why a family chooses to have a maternity nurse can vary from it being their first child to having had a traumatic birthing experience.
A midwife, on the other hand, is responsible for the care of the mother during their pregnancy as well as during the birth. Midwives are known primarily for delivering babies. Much of their job does focus on caring for labouring mothers, managing any complications that arise during the birth or after the delivery of the baby and performing any procedures, such as repairing lacerations, that are needed for postpartum recovery. Whether a pregnant woman intends to have a home birth or a hospital birth, her prenatal care by a midwife will be the same. The woman and baby will be monitored to make sure the pregnancy is progressing appropriately. Midwives also recognize signs of pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure, which may require treatment. During the birth of the baby, a midwife will deliver the baby and care for a woman and baby immediately after birth. Midwives assess the health and wellbeing of mom and baby. If emergency interventions are needed, such as assisting with breathing, a midwife is there to provide care.
Midwives support mothers through pregnancy and labour and in the time immediately after birth. Whereas a maternity nurse will work with the mothers once the baby has been born and for the first few months of the baby’s life. Midwives work in a range of settings, including hospitals, midwifery-led maternity units and expectant mothers' homes, and are part of a team of professionals and medical staff that includes doctors, social workers, neonatal nurses and health visitors. Maternity nurses’ will work privately for a family within their home and guide the parents through the transition of a new family member.
Typical duties include of a midwife include:
A maternity nurse is there help provide new parents with a smooth transition to their baby, whether this is their first or fifth child. A maternity nurse will teach about the different development stages of the new baby, and encourage involvement and confidence from the parents. A maternity nurse understands the impact that a newborn can have on a family and will be able to help you navigate the changes that come with your new little one. A maternity nurse’s duties will differ slightly if you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding. A maternity nurse will always discuss with the parents, all aspect of the baby’s care and development. If they feel there are any concerns about the baby, or if it becomes ill, the maternity nurse should inform the parents and doctor immediately. The whereabouts of the parents need to be known by the nurse at all times in case of an emergency which is why it is important to exchange all contact details at the start of the placement.
A maternity nurse’s duties can include but are not exclusive to:
In simplistic terms, a midwife assists medically during the mother’s pregnancy, during labour and immediately after the birth of the child. Whereas maternity nurses will work within your home either on a 24 hour basis or they will work shifts for you depending on your care requirements. A maternity nurse will be able to guide you through the day to day care of your newborn for the first few months of their life and settle you into life as a parent.
A Maternity Nurse will help the mother from the time she leaves hospital until both mother and baby are settled into a routine at home. The reasons why a family chooses to have a maternity nurse can vary from it being their first child to having had a traumatic birthing experience.
Our years of experience within the maternity nurse industry has meant our consultants are well regarded within the industry and have built up a database of exceptional maternity nurses.
Our consultants believe that you should feel supported the very moment you contact us, and will not stop once you have found your maternity nurse that perfectly compliments your care needs. Our consultants are always on hand to assist at any point during your search and even after you have found the maternity nurse for you.
Recruitment agencies that specialise in childcare such as Little Ones take the hassle of resourcing potential candidates from you and will only present you with the best of the best that we meet. We bring them into the office for a face to face interview where their experience and qualifications are discussed at length and we are able to obtain verbal references which we then personally check ourselves.
From the very first call, your expert maternity nurse consultant will guide you through what your options are, what would suit your requirements most closely and put your mind to rest with any concerns you might have regarding your maternity nurse search. Our consultants are also on hand to help and answer any questions you might have along the way, using an agency that specialises in maternity nurses like Little Ones means you have a direct line to the experts. No matter what stage you are at with your maternity nurse search, our consultants are on hand to assist.
Our years of experience within the maternity nurse industry means we know what it takes to be an exceptional maternity nurse, which is why all the maternity nurse we work with are the best of the best that are available. We pride ourselves on providing a premium level of service and care for our clients because we expect the same from our maternity nurse. We maintain the highest standards and expect the best from our maternity nurse because we know you expect the best for yourself.
Here at Little Ones, we pride ourselves on being able to delicately align a premium, luxury service for an aspect of your life that is so personal.
Using an agency that specialises in maternity nurse for your home like Little Ones means you can be sure you will receive support from every side, we will take the stress of finding a maternity nurse from you and present you with maternity nurse options that perfectly aligns with your maternity nurse needs and your schedule.
We work with your family to find solutions, whatever your needs. To make perfect and seamless placements is Little Ones ethos.
